Rhythm and Emotion
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Lucas Richman, conductor
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Program
Johann Sebastian Bach Allegro from Piano Concerto No. 1
Léo Delibes Flower Duet from Lakmé
Marianna Martines Allegro Spiritoso from Sinfonia in C Major
Rodion Shchedrin Selections from Carmen Suite
Description
Lucas Richman, Music Director and Conductor for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, has made it his mission to instill in young children the awareness of music as an integral part of their lives. This year’s concert theme is “Rhythm and Emotion”. Maestro will take you on a musical journey exploring rhythm and emotion, across 4 different works.
Young Musician Spotlight
Featuring Alex Lehmann, flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Allegro maestoso from Flute Concerto in G Major
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LUCAS RICHMAN has served as Music Director and Conductor for the Bangor Symphony
Orchestra since 2010. Mr. Richman received a GRAMMY Award (2011) in the category of
Best Classical Crossover Album for having conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on
Christopher Tin’s classical/world fusion album, Calling All Dawns. He has appeared as guest
conductor with orchestras worldwide including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia
Orchestra, Los Angles Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and
the Oslo Philharmonic among numerous others. Mr. Richman served as Assistant and Resident
conductor for Mariss Jansons and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra between 1998-2004 and,
from 1988-1991, he was the Assistant Conductor for the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. Mr.
Richman has collaborated with numerous film composers as their conductor, recording scores
for such films as the Academy Award-nominated The Village (with violinist, Hilary Hahn), As
Good As It Gets, Face/Off, Se7en, Breakdown and The Manchurian Candidate. Recent
recordings he has led from the podium include Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project (a project from within the film
music community that has generated over $200K in donations), Noel Paul Stookey’s recent solo release One & Many,
and Marvin Hamlisch’s final score, written for the Emmy Award-winning HBO movie, Behind the Candelabra.
Also an accomplished composer, Mr. Richman has had his music performed by over two hundred orchestras and
ensembles across the United States, fulfilling composition commissions most recently for the San Diego Symphony, the
Knoxille Symphony, the Johnstown Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Seattle Chamber Music Society and the
American Guild of Organists. Recordings of Richman’s music include those featuring Giora Feidman (Variations for
Clarinet and Cello), the Tiroler Kammerorchester InnStrumenti of Innsbruck (The Seven Circles of Life), the San Diego
Symphony (Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant) and members of the Pittsburgh Symphony (Day is Done); a listing of Mr.
Richman’s compositions can be found through LeDor Group, Inc. at www.ledorgroup.com.
Alex Lehmann, flute
ALEX LEHMAN began playing the flute in the fifth grade when presented with his
grandfather’s flute, and is now a member of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras,
Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble. He is a
student of Ona Jonaityte and has previously studied with Krysia Tripp, Gisela
Mashayekhi-Beer in Vienna, Austria, and Jean-Michel Tanguy in Mannheim, Germany.
He has attended the 2019 Boston University Tanglewood Institute in both the two-week
Flute Workshop and 4-week Young Artists Wind Ensemble. He has attended the
Southern Maine Music Academy and has played with the North Shore Philharmonic
Orchestra.
Recent honors include; being selected to participate in the 2019-2020 Maine All State
Orchestra, Principal Flute of the MMEA District 1 Honors Band, finalist and third-place winner fro the Bangor
Symphony High School Concerto Competition, and to perform recitals for the Portland Conservatory Noonday Concerts
and the Portland Rossini Club.
The son of two professional musicians, Alex has been immersed in classical music since an early age. He plays a Resona
by Burkhart flute and Resona piccolo. In his free time he enjoys cooking, with Caesar Salad being his specialty.
Lucas Richman, Music Director and Conductor
Young People’s Concert and the Maine Learning Results
Content Area: Visual and Performing Arts
Disciplinary Literacy- Music: Students show literacy in the discipline by understanding and
demonstrating concepts, skills, terminology, and processes.
A1. Music Difficulty
A2. Notation and Terminology
A3. Listening and Describing
Aesthetics and Criticism: Students describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate art (dance, music, theatre,
and visual arts).
Visual and Performing Arts Connections: Students understand the relationship among the arts, history
and world culture; and they make connections among the arts and to other disciplines, to goal-
setting, and to interpersonal interaction.
E1. The Arts and History and World Cultures
E4. Impact of the Arts on Lifestyle and Career
Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
On the Program! Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 March 31, 1685 - July 28, 1750
Nationality: German
Style/Period: Baroque
Famous Works: Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier
Quick Facts:
Bach is considered one of the greatest composers
of all time.
Born into a musical family, Bach followed many
professional composers and musicians. However,
he is the most famous of them all.
During his life, Bach was most well known for his
organ playing, harpsichord playing, and organ
building.
Most of his music was not known during the time
it was written. It wasn’t until the 1800’s that people
began to discover his work.
Léo Delibes, composer
On the Program! Flower Duet from Lakmé February 21, 1836—January 16, 1891
Nationality: French
Style/Period: Romantic
Famous Works: The ballet, Coppélia
Quick Facts:
Delibes is famous for his ballets,
operettas, and operas.
His mother introduced him to music
as a child.
You may not hear his name very
often now, but Delibes was highly
regarded during his lifetime as a
composer. Composers such as
Tchaikovsky were impressed by his
works.
Delibes wrote music that had light,
flowing melodies and was easy to
dance to.
Marianna Martines, composer
On the Program! Sinfonia, Allegro Spiritoso May 14, 1744 – December 13, 1812
Nationality: Austrian
Style/Period: Classical
Quick Facts:
Martines grew up in the same building as the
composer Joseph Haydn. She took her first
keyboard lessons from him.
Marianna was an impressive singer and
harpsichord player. She regularly performed for
the imperial court.
During this time period, it was almost unheard
of for a women to be able to make a living as a
teacher, composer and performer, however
Marianna was successful.
She never married.
Marianna also lived during the time of Mozart
and is said to have been acquainted with him.
After her death, her music was mostly forgotten,
however it is being played again in recent years.
Rodion Shchedrin, composer
On the Program! Carmen Suite December 16, 1932
Nationality: Russian
Style/Period: 20th Century
Famous Works: Carmen Suite
Quick Facts:
Shchedrin was raised in a music family.
Rodion is married to the great ballerina Maya Plisetskaya who inspired the multiple
ballets he wrote.
Not only is Shchedrin a composer, he is also a virtuoso pianist and organist.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer
On the Program! Flute Concerto in G major January 27, 1756 - December 5, 1791
Nationality: Austrian
Style/Period: Classical
Famous Works: The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro
Quick Facts:
Mozart developed musical talent at a very
young age. By the age of six, he was
traveling all over Europe to perform.
Mozart was only 35 when he died, yet he
composed more than 600 musical works.
It would take over 8 days to play all of his
music, one piece after the next, without
stopping.
Mozart is considered by some to be the
greatest composer who ever lived.
The Flower Duet
The Flower Duet is a famous duet from the opera, Lakmé written by Leo Delibes. In this part of the opera, two characters named Lakmé and Mallika go down to a river to pick flowers. While you are listening, see if you can hear and picture in your mind the sound of the river
and imagine the flowers the girls are picking as they sing.
Draw a picture while you listen:
What did the composer do with the music to inspire your drawing?
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How did the music make you feel?
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Harpsichord, Organ and Piano All three of these instruments are keyboard instruments, and while they may look similar, they have
many differences. Read more to find out!
The Keyboard(s?)
Harpsichords, organs and pianos all have keys arranged in a keyboard. The one with
the most amount of keys is the organ. Organs vary greatly in size. Most have multiple
rows of keyboards called manuals, and a set of pedals for the organist to use with their
feet. While the harpsichord can have two sets of keyboards, most only have one.
Typically, the standard piano has 88 keys, while the harpsichord has 60.
Strings and Pipes
If you look inside a piano and harpsichord, both have strings
inside. If you look closer, you will see that when you play a
key on the harpsichord, a mechanism will pluck the strings
to create the sound. On the contrary, the piano has hammers
that strike the strings to make sound. This makes it so that
the piano can change dynamics based on how forceful you
press the key. The dynamic range is why the original name
for the piano is actually fortepiano.
The organ has an entirely
different process. The traditional organ produces sound by forcing air through different
sized pipes. Mozart called the organ “the king of instruments!” which makes sense as
some organs can have as many as 10,000 pipes! The organ also has a series of knobs
called stops. When the stops are pulled out, it engages a set of pipes that sound a particular
way such as loud, soft or even brassy or flute sounds.
Period of Importance
The oldest of the three is the organ, found as early as Ancient Greek and
Roman times. During the medieval period, the organ spread to Western
Europe where it was used for sacred music. The organ was an integral part of
the Baroque and Classical period, peaking with the music of J.S. Bach. Most
organs in the United States and Europe are found in churches.
The earliest harpsichords date to the 1400’s. The harpsichord was enormously
popular in Europe and was very important during the Renaissance and
Baroque periods.
Invented around the year 1700 by Bartolomeo Cristofori, the fortepiano
overtook the harpsichord in popularity by the 1800’s. The piano we know
today was formed by the late 19th century and was an important part of the Romantic period and beyond.
The foot pedals of an organ.
How a harpsichord plucks the string.
The inside of a piano.
The organ at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, ME.
Harpsichord, Organ or Piano?
What instrument do you hear?
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3._______________________________________
Put H for Harpsichord, O for Organ or P for piano.
1. Uses small hammers to strike the strings. ______
2. The oldest keyboard instrument. ______
3. Originally known as the fortepiano. ______
4. Traditionally has 66 keys. ______
5. Traditionally has 88 keys. ______
6. Uses forced air through pipes to create sound. ______
7. Was replaced by the fortepiano in the 1800’s. ______
8. Widely varies in size. ______
9. Plucks the strings to create sound. ______
10. You can control the dynamics by how forcefully you press the keys. ______
Harpsichord, Organ or Piano?
Piano Harpsichord Organ
What instrument do you hear?
1._______________Piano___________________
2.____________Harpsichord_________________
3.______________Organ____________________
Put H for Harpsichord, O for Organ or P for piano.
1. Uses small hammers to strike the strings. ___P___
2. The oldest keyboard instrument. ___O___
3. Originally known as the fortepiano. ___P___
4. Traditionally has 66 keys. ___H___
5. Traditionally has 88 keys. __P____
6. Uses forced air through pipes to create sound. ___O___
7. Was replaced by the fortepiano in the 1800’s. __H____
8. Widely varies in size. ____O__
9. Plucks the strings to create sound. __H____
10. You can control the dynamics by how forcefully you press the keys. ___P___
Let’s Watch and Listen! With members of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra
How does this music make you feel? Color a smiley face.
Circle the instruments you see and hear.
Violin Viola
Cello Clarinet
Trumpet
Flute
Double Bass Bassoon
Tuba Oboe French Horn Trombone
On the back of this page, doodle to the music.
Let’s Watch and Listen! With the Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Title:_______________________________________________________________________________
Composer:__________________________________________________________________________
Give three words to describe this music:_________________________________________________
This piece reminds me of:_____________________________________________________________
List the instruments you see and hear in the correct column.
String Family Woodwind Family Brass Family Percussion Family
Circle the musical elements you hear.
Tempo
Largo
Adagio
Andante
Moderato
Allegro
Vivace
Other:_________
Tonality
Major
Minor
Modal
Meter
2/4
3/4
4/4
6/8
Other:______
Dynamics
Pianissimo
Piano
Mezzo-Piano
Mezzo-Forte
Forte
Fortissimo
Crescendo
Decrescendo
Other:_________
Articulation
Legato
Staccatto
Accent
Detached
Other:_________
The Percussion Family
On the Program! Carmen Suite by Rodion Shchedrin
Fill in the blanks.
1. A percussion instrument makes sound when it is struck, scraped or ___________________.
2. The percussion family has the ________________ members, with new instruments being
added all of the time.
3. Percussion instruments are so __________________, that a percussion ensemble alone can
cover rhythm, melody and harmony.
4. There are two main types of percussion instruments, _________________________
percussion such as marimba and ____________________percussion instruments such as
snare drum.
Percussion instrument tally count for the Carmen Suite:
I can see and name the following percussion instruments:
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The Percussion Family
On the Program! Carmen Suite by Rodion Shchedrin
Fill in the blanks.
1. A percussion instrument makes sound when it is struck, scraped or ____rattled_________.
2. The percussion family has the _____most______ members, with new instruments being
added all of the time.
3. Percussion instruments are so ____diverse________, that a percussion ensemble alone can
cover rhythm, melody and harmony.
4. There are two main types of percussion instruments, _______pitched__________
percussion such as marimba and ____unpitched___________percussion instruments such as
snare drum.
Percussion instrument tally count for the Carmen Suite:
I can see and name the following percussion instruments:
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